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Let's help Stumpy run his first marathon! (Read 54 times)

Kevin is running his first marathon this Sunday at Bay of Fundy -- let's help him along by signing up to run virtual miles with him, and offering advice or well-wishes! (Or condolences!)

For my first marathon just over a year ago, I made a pace band (otherwise known as a curse band) of all the folks running virtual miles with me. I actually looked at it every mile, and it was nice having the virtual company along the way! Here's my pace band:

Here's a link to a map of the marathon route to help you pick your mile to run with Kevin:

I'll take mile 24. You will be tired and you will be ready for it to be over. But you'll also know at 24 that theres only 2.2 to go and that "You're Going To Do It"! A great feeling.

Bill

"Some are the strong, silent type. You can't put your finger on exactly what it is they bring to the table until you run without them and then you realize that their steadiness fills a hole that leaks energy in their absence." - Kristin Armstrong

mrrun

posted: 6/18/2013 at 6:44 PMmodified: 6/18/2013 at 6:46 PM

Marj 7 and Henry -8

this is as close as we can get to the miles we chose for wildchild's first and we know how successful she has been - (are ultras in your future)

my pace for mile one will remind you to refrain from keeping up to all those other people so any premature enthusiasm doesn't cause you to crash and burn later on, . . . and you can go running past all of them when they do. ps - don't forget to put your shoes back on for mile 2.

Regarding my 200th marathon in 8:16:36.6 at age 73 compared to Ed Whitlock’s 2:54:48 at age 73 and my first one at 3:52:15 at age 34, "That was a good day. It was never a struggle, . . . . almost like walking"

Mile 15 for me. This was a low point in my first marathon. You have run a LONG ways, and you still have a long way to go. Ease off just a little if you need to. You will soon be in single digit miles left, they will then start flying by like picket fences. I would be honored if I can help carry you through 15.

I'll take Mile 26 plus the .2 and will be chanting, "Almost there! You're can do it! You're gonna be a marathoner!!!" And then if you start to falter, I'll just give you a real hard shove and force you over the finish line.

Mile 11 because "11" looks like two sticks and it goes straight so Dad won't get lost. I will tell you two things that will help. One of them is "DO NOT CHASE DEER". you will get hollered on and later you will want to lay down before the race is over. Then the other is to say "I Do Believe in Ice Cream" as many times as it takes to finish your run run run. Then make sure you get it